Self-locking twin garment hanger



Jan. 1, 1952 B. WEISS 2,580,493

SELF-LOCKING TWIN GARMENT HANGER Filed March 4, 1947 BENJAMIN 'welss,

INVENTOR.

5 3 ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 1, 1952 SELF-LOCKING TWIN GARMENT HANGER Benjamin Weiss, New York, N. Y.

Application March 4, 1947, Serial No. 732,189

1, Claim.

This invention relates to garment hangers, particularly those for light weight, fine, ladies dresses, and has for its main object to provide a garment hanger which will have novel means for preventing a slipping ofi of the garment from the hanger.

Another object of this invention is toprovide a device as indicated hereinbefore, wherein two garments may be arranged on one hanger, and wherein means will be provided to press the two garments to one another and thereby to lock them on the hanger.

Still a further object of this invention is to provide a garment hanger wherein two individual hangers are arranged on one hook, normally spaced apart from each other, each adapted to receive a garment, and wherein means are provided to press the two individual hangers to one another and thereby cause the two garments thereon to be pressed against one another and against their respective hangers and so look them on their hangers.

Still further objects of this invention will be pointed out in the specification or will be apparent as the same proceeds, and, among others, Imay mention: to provide a double or twin lockable garment hanger which will be simple in construction, inexpensive, adapted for mass manufacturing, and whereby two garments may be supported by practically one hanger in a locked po sition, providing a great advantage in storage, shipping, and other handling of garments, and particularly ladies dresses in large manufacturing and merchandising enterprises.

It is a well known fact that garments very often drop or slip off from their hangers causing endless annoyance, trouble, and in most cases expense, since a garment which slips off its hanger may be damaged, soiled, etc. Particularly is this true of ladies dresses when they are made of light weight, smooth, slippery materials, like silk, rayon, etc., and above all for such dresses which are of light, sensitive, pastel colors.

Through my invention, I provide two independent garment hangers on one common hook. the two hangers normally being spaced apart so that a garment may be draped on each, whereupon means are provided to close the two garments upon one another, and through such action the respective garments thereon will also be pressed against each other, and thereby locked against slipping oif.

In the drawings forming a partof this specification and accompanying the same:

Fi 1 is a perspective view of the prefe e 2 1 A embodiment of my novel lockable twin hanger, in an open position, and

Fig. 2 is an end view thereof, in such a position, while Fig. 3 is an end view in a closed or locked position;

Fig. 4 indicates my hanger in locked position, a garment being placed over'each shoulder bar, and

Fig. 5' is'an end view of the arrangement shown in Fig.- 4. V

:R'eferrih'gnow to the drawings, more in detail by characters of reference, the numeral I0 indicates my self locking twin hanger, in'general. The same is composed of the two shoulder bars I I and I2, from which rise the shanks I3 and I 4 secured thereinto. Said shanks preferably are made of one piece of wire, their upper ends are curved downwardly in the same direction, as at I5 and I6, and a terminating curve I1 is formed by the piece of wire, connecting said downward branches and so forming the hook for my hanger, generally indicated by the numeral I8.

' It isto be noted that the branches I9 and 20 of the hook l 8, aswell as the bends I5 and IE form a resilient construction having an outward tendency, so that normally the shanks I3 and I4 will stand somewhat inclined downwardly widening, and the two shoulder bars I I and I2 Will normally be spaced apart from one another.

An 8-shaped locking member 2i is upwardly and downwardly slidable on the shanks I3 and I4 and in its upper positions it will easily engage without much contracting tendency the upper ends of the two shanks I3 and I 4, but, when it is moved downwardly as indicated by the arrow 22, it will draw the shanks I3 and I4 towards one another, and when moved to a desired extent, it will cause the two shoulder bars I I and [I2 to close upon one another, and to be pulled and pressed or locked against each other.

Now, I may place a garment, like a coat, shirt, blouse, but particularly ladys dress on each shoulder bar II and [2, preferably in a position where the two garments will be back to back, and then the locking member 2| is moved downwardly until the two dresses will be pressed tightly to one another along the lines of the shoulder bars II and I2, as will be understood.

It will be seen that in this manner, the mentioned usual great drawback accompanying the hanging of garments, particularly of silk, rayon, or other light. weight ladies dresses, that they easily slip off the hanger, will be eliminated.

res ective units or shoulder bars II and I2, and

the shanks l3 and M will be secured in the respective upward curved parts 21 and 28. In this manv ner the locking member 2| may be slipped or pushed downwardly quite near or entirely on the shoulder bars I l and [2, thereby insuring as tight a locking action between the two shoulder bars and between the garments draped thereon, as desired, without causing the locking member 2| to press on the collars or similar upper portions of the garments. It also will be seen that the upwardly curved portions 21 and 28 will serve to more smoothly and evenly press the collar portions of the garments to one another.

7 As is shown in the drawings and has been described, in the preferred embodiment of my invention, two simple shoulder bars are employed of generally fiat cross section, and having an elevated upwardly curved central portion.

However, obviously, other forms of single individual garment hangers may be employed at the respective ends of resiliently spreading shanks, like the well known wire hangers. Also, the well known horizontal bars may be added to the curved shoulder bars shown, for supporting thereon trousers or other appropriate pieces of garments, as well as the central upward curved portions of the shoulder bars may be eliminated.

The principle of my invention will apply to all of these modifications, which may be resorted to in order to' produce a less expensive garment hanger than the one shown in the drawings, and more adapted for cheap mass manufacturing.

What I claim as new and want to protect by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

A twin garment hanger comprising two identical yokes each consisting of a bar having an upwardly bowed intermediate portion and elongated shoulder arms extending from opposite sides thereof and of a length adapting the yoke to be fitted into the upper portion of a garment through the neck opening of the garment with its bowed center portion projecting upwardly through the said neck opening and its arms extending along shoulder portions of the garment and support a garment upon each yoke, a suspension element common to both yokes and being formed from a strand of resilient metal bent intermediate its length to form hooks having shanks extending downwardly therefrom in normally diverging relation to each other and each carrying one of the yokes at its lower end, said hooks extending laterally and upwardly from the upper ends of their shanks and having upper portions thereof formed with downwardly curved ends integrally united by a portion of the strand extending between them, and a link extending horizontally between said hooks and having end portions slidably engaged about the hooks, said link when slid downwardly along the hooks and their shanks serving to draw the shanks toward each other and hold the yokes close together in position for gripping between them portions of the garments supported upon the yokes and prevent the garments from slipping 01f of the yokes.

BENJAMIN WEISS.

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